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Recent Examples of prudently
Utilities must control costs, operate efficiently, manage projects prudently, and meet performance standards to achieve them.
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Rory M. Christian, New York Daily News, 24 Jan. 2026
No need to route the person to a human therapist when the mental health status can be prudently handled by the AI.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 19 Jan. 2026
Under the 2019 law, a utility is automatically deemed to have acted prudently if its equipment starts a wildfire.
—Melody Petersen, Los Angeles Times, 16 Jan. 2026
Utilities are guaranteed their money back plus some percentage profit on it when invested prudently.
—Will Taylor, Hartford Courant, 15 Jan. 2026
At the same time, the plan prudently addresses retention of Tesla’s visionary leader through vesting periods of up to 10 years after the grant date.
—Shane Goodwin, Fortune, 14 Oct. 2025
Could Lightfighter – and the imitators likely to follow – even raise interest in track riding, in a world where modern sportbike performance long ago outpaced what could be exploited prudently on public roads?
—New Atlas, 7 Oct. 2025
When pursued prudently, these opportunities can yield better returns than homeownership and come with fewer hurdles.
—Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025
Mary dispensed praise prudently, but with a certain twinkly delight, as if pressing a toffee into your palm.
—Ruby Tandoh, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
Rory M. Christian, New York Daily News, 24 Jan. 2026
No need to route the person to a human therapist when the mental health status can be prudently handled by the AI.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 19 Jan. 2026
Under the 2019 law, a utility is automatically deemed to have acted prudently if its equipment starts a wildfire.
—Melody Petersen, Los Angeles Times, 16 Jan. 2026
Utilities are guaranteed their money back plus some percentage profit on it when invested prudently.
—Will Taylor, Hartford Courant, 15 Jan. 2026
At the same time, the plan prudently addresses retention of Tesla’s visionary leader through vesting periods of up to 10 years after the grant date.
—Shane Goodwin, Fortune, 14 Oct. 2025
Could Lightfighter – and the imitators likely to follow – even raise interest in track riding, in a world where modern sportbike performance long ago outpaced what could be exploited prudently on public roads?
—New Atlas, 7 Oct. 2025
When pursued prudently, these opportunities can yield better returns than homeownership and come with fewer hurdles.
—Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025
Mary dispensed praise prudently, but with a certain twinkly delight, as if pressing a toffee into your palm.
—Ruby Tandoh, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for prudently
Adverb
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Until recently, the state even subsidized e-bike purchases, but wisely pulled the plug on that costly and overburdened program.—
The Editorial Board,
Oc Register,
5 Feb. 2026
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The Dodgers again chose wisely, though Ruiz has put together a decent career with the Washington Nationals.—
Assistant Sports Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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View gallery - 5 images With only a very compact footprint to work with, Escape sensibly hasn't tried to do too much with its eVista.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
6 Feb. 2026
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And fourth, if by some miracle the world can muddle through, there is also the risk that advanced AI will displace most people from their jobs, increasing the chance of political backlash that, Amodei writes, might make the task of sensibly addressing the other risks even more difficult.—
Billy Perrigo,
Time,
30 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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The key is to use the information judiciously without overloading the audience with facts and statistics.—
Sam Farmer,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Feb. 2026
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That often means judiciously using ammo while relying heavily on a knife to fend off the monsters on the island.—
Gieson Cacho,
Mercury News,
22 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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Dropbox helps to dissolve the time tax of searching, feedback wrangling and status explaining discreetly.—
Caitlin White,
Variety,
23 Jan. 2026
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Access to the closet is handled discreetly to help make students comfortable.—
CBS Chicago Team,
CBS News,
21 Jan. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Prudently.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prudently. Accessed 10 Feb. 2026.
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